Polish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion,…
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What to know about this week’s Arizona court ruling and other abortion-related developments
Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in…
D.C. opioid deaths soar, with 96% of cases involving fentanyl
Opioid overdose deaths hit a record high in the District of Columbia in 2023, rising by…
Dead whale in New Jersey had a fractured skull among numerous injuries, experts find
A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey’s Long Beach Island found…
Woman who stabbed classmate to please ‘Slender Man’ won’t be released from psychiatric hospital
A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 said she stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death…
U.S. measles cases are up in 2024. What’s driving the increase?
Measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad are raising health experts’ concern about the preventable, once-common…
Woman sent to psychiatric center at 12 after ‘Slender Man’ stabbing not ready to leave, experts say
Two psychologists testified Wednesday that a Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate…
Bombshell British review finds ‘weak evidence’ to justify transgender drugs, surgeries for minors
The booming “gender-affirming care” industry suffered a devastating hit with the release of a long-awaited British…
What is a woman? Idaho Gov. Brad Little signs bill defining ‘woman’ in state law
Biden administration officials are still unclear on the definition of “woman” and may want to check…
France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication
France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness…
Right to abortion unlikely to be enshrined in Maine Constitution after vote falls short
An effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maine Constitution appears to have failed…
A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion
People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get…
What to know about the Arizona Supreme Court’s reinstatement of an 1864 near-total abortion ban
The Arizona Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce a…
Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing
The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming…
New York doctor dies after falling out of moving trailer while headed upstate to see the eclipse
A Long Island doctor who was headed to upstate New York to see the solar eclipse…
Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides
Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to the disproportionately high rates of…
Court rules Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions
Arizona can soon enforce a long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is…
Golfers follow the sun. Now they are paying closer attention how to protect themselves from it
Camilo Villegas wasn’t just trying to refine his golf swing as he prepared to play in…
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a…
Most kids grow out of gender confusion, long-term Dutch study indicates
A landmark Dutch study found that most adolescents ultimately outgrow their gender confusion, fueling the growing…